Ferumoxytol as an intravenous iron replacement therapy in hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Intravenous iron is a key component of anemia management for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Ferumoxytol is a unique intravenous iron product that can be administered as a rapid injection in doses up to 510 mg.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

This was a randomized, open-label, controlled, multicenter Phase 3 trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous ferumoxytol compared with oral iron. Anemic patients with CKD stage 5D on hemodialysis and on a stable erythropoiesis-stimulating agent regimen received either two injections of 510 mg of ferumoxytol within 7 d (n = 114) or 200 mg elemental oral iron daily for 21 d (n = 116). The primary efficacy endpoint was the change in hemoglobin from baseline to day 35. Safety was closely

SUBMITTER: Provenzano R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2637590 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature